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INSIDE oThe n A preview of this weekend's sports, See page 7 4 Volume 65 Issue 40 wsusignpost.com Friday, November 8, 2002 Sexual offender awareness increasing Law aimed to inform campus community By Devon Crus editor in chief The Signpost More than 200 registered sex offenders are living in the Weber State University area. A search of the three zip codes surrounding WSU showed 212 offenders, not including those currently incarcerated, who have committed crimes such as rape, forcible sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor, among others. Recently, an act was altered to help educate students about the existence of offenders on campus. The "Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act" was changed Oct. 28, requiring all sex offenders, including students, staff, faculty and even those volunteering on campus, to notify their schools of their sexual offender histories. The main change in the act, originally passed in 2000, was that sex offender information must be made more readily available to the campus community. "The university is not in the business of tracking sex offenders, so it refers to the police who are in the business of tracking sex offenders." John Kowalewski director of WSU media relations "I think it's important. I think you should be able to know who you're working with and who on campus is like it," said Craig Dearden, director of public safety at WSU. What is now left to WSU campus officials is to determine how and if they will alter available sources to students wanting to know who are the registered sex offenders on campus. "The university is not in the business of tracking sex offenders, so it refers to the police who are in the business of tracking sex offenders," said John Kowalewski, director of media relations for WSU. "The idea being, who better to do this than the police?" See Offender page 3 Ogdsn 84401 16 offerers 3300 S lillilF Registered sex offenders in the areas surrounding Weber State University. Ogden 84405 Ogden 84403 30 offenders 136 offenders i i i : AN Name that major Weber State University's annual Major Fest filled the Shepherd Union Building Ballroom Wednesday. Both WSU students and high school students took advantage of the opportunity Arraignment set in student forcible sexual abuse case Housing, university say campus is safe By Devon Crus editor in chief The Signpost The Weber County 2nd District Court set an arraingmcnt date for a 19-ycar-old Weber State University student charged with felony forcible sexual assault. The charges were brought against the freshman following an alleged Nov. 1 incident at the University Village. The arraignment date was set for Nov. 13 in the 2nd District Court before Judge Brent W. West. As a result of the incident, the school immediately suspended the alleged attacker and barred him from entering any part of campus, said John Kowalewski. director of public relations at WSU. The university attempted to inform students about the alleged incident by circulating a memo to those who lie in the UV. "One of our students v. as sexually assaulted in her room by another student H vol- US I; :: . ''V tH- tot :- J --'Pagei S 561.0090 3 i An assault at the Weber State University Village Nov. 1 resulted in a felony forcible sexual abuse charge and the suspension of Ihe alleged attacker. The memo also served a second Department and Kowalewski said purpose to increase awareness of incidents such as this are rare, how students can protect themselves "We have a relatively low crime

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INSIDE oThe n A preview of this weekend's sports, See page 7 4 Volume 65 Issue 40 wsusignpost.com Friday, November 8, 2002 Sexual offender awareness increasing Law aimed to inform campus community By Devon Crus editor in chief The Signpost More than 200 registered sex offenders are living in the Weber State University area. A search of the three zip codes surrounding WSU showed 212 offenders, not including those currently incarcerated, who have committed crimes such as rape, forcible sexual abuse and exploitation of a minor, among others. Recently, an act was altered to help educate students about the existence of offenders on campus. The "Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act" was changed Oct. 28, requiring all sex offenders, including students, staff, faculty and even those volunteering on campus, to notify their schools of their sexual offender histories. The main change in the act, originally passed in 2000, was that sex offender information must be made more readily available to the campus community. "The university is not in the business of tracking sex offenders, so it refers to the police who are in the business of tracking sex offenders." John Kowalewski director of WSU media relations "I think it's important. I think you should be able to know who you're working with and who on campus is like it," said Craig Dearden, director of public safety at WSU. What is now left to WSU campus officials is to determine how and if they will alter available sources to students wanting to know who are the registered sex offenders on campus. "The university is not in the business of tracking sex offenders, so it refers to the police who are in the business of tracking sex offenders," said John Kowalewski, director of media relations for WSU. "The idea being, who better to do this than the police?" See Offender page 3 Ogdsn 84401 16 offerers 3300 S lillilF Registered sex offenders in the areas surrounding Weber State University. Ogden 84405 Ogden 84403 30 offenders 136 offenders i i i : AN Name that major Weber State University's annual Major Fest filled the Shepherd Union Building Ballroom Wednesday. Both WSU students and high school students took advantage of the opportunity Arraignment set in student forcible sexual abuse case Housing, university say campus is safe By Devon Crus editor in chief The Signpost The Weber County 2nd District Court set an arraingmcnt date for a 19-ycar-old Weber State University student charged with felony forcible sexual assault. The charges were brought against the freshman following an alleged Nov. 1 incident at the University Village. The arraignment date was set for Nov. 13 in the 2nd District Court before Judge Brent W. West. As a result of the incident, the school immediately suspended the alleged attacker and barred him from entering any part of campus, said John Kowalewski. director of public relations at WSU. The university attempted to inform students about the alleged incident by circulating a memo to those who lie in the UV. "One of our students v. as sexually assaulted in her room by another student H vol- US I; :: . ''V tH- tot :- J --'Pagei S 561.0090 3 i An assault at the Weber State University Village Nov. 1 resulted in a felony forcible sexual abuse charge and the suspension of Ihe alleged attacker. The memo also served a second Department and Kowalewski said purpose to increase awareness of incidents such as this are rare, how students can protect themselves "We have a relatively low crime